NVN 63 - Intermediate Concepts of Vocational Nursing Mental Health

Institution:

Riverside City College

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Description:

Prerequisite: NVN-60 and PSY-9. Application of the nursing process and principles of mental health in the care of clients, in all health delivery settings, with conditions which interfere with normal intellectual, social, and/or emotional behavior and result in disturbed interpersonal relationships. Focus on using principles of psychiatric nursing, communication skills, and interpersonal relationship techniques to meet basic human needs. The clinical/ laboratory experience will be directed toward roles of the vocational nurse in the application of theoretical knowledge through supervised interaction in the mental health setting with clients throughout the life cycle. Emphasis in the clinical experience will be on understanding and refining communication skills with clients with common health/ illness and functional disorders. 36 hours lecture (including 2 hours pharmacology) and 65 hours clinical/laboratory.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcc.edu/riverside/

Phone Number:

(951) 222-8000 ext 8979

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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